5 players who left cricket midway and took up other profession
Few of these players were on the peak of their cricketing career.
3. Omari Banks, West Indies – Singer
The Caribbean land has given some interesting characters to world cricket and one of them is Omari Banks. The all-rounder was the first Anguillan to play Test cricket. After spending his initial years with the domestic team of Leeward islands he made his debut for West Indies in 2003.
In his first international game itself, Banks showed nerves of steel as he picked up a 3 wicket haul and scored a total of 52 runs against the Mighty Aussies. In the following game, he was part of the history when he stroked an unbeaten 47 which helped the side in chasing down the highest 4th innings total of 418. Then for the next two years, he played a total of 15 international ties and subsequently dropped owing to his poor returns.
Banks continued his passion by playing for Leicester in the county circuit but left the game in 2011 to pursue a career in the artistic world. His first song as a professional singer was titled ” Move on ” and it was the exact thing he did after enjoying his cricketing journey.
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